Idul Fitri

Idul Fitri is the most celebrated holiday in Indonesia... it is where all Muslims come together to close Ramadan and ask for forgiveness from one another. Idul Fitri is almost like a combination of every American holiday all wrapped into one as it involves: endless praying, copious amounts of fireworks, binge eating, children going door to door for candy and money, families traveling across the country to reunite and celebrate the new year. I'd been trying to get a photo of my host family for months, but they kept telling me to wait until Idul Fitri. This is the result. August 2011.